Saturday, March 15, 2014

Defenceman
Oscar Klefbom had been waiting to make his NHL debut ever since being
selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 2011 Entry
Draft. That dream finally came to fruition earlier this week and the
talented Swede seems poised to make the most out of the opportunity.

The Edmonton Oilers 2-1 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings marked
the 45th time in 68 outings in which the team in Orange and Blue were on
the wrong side of the scoreboard.
With thirty-six of those defeats having come during regulation time,
watching them fall for the ninth time via overtime or the shootout is
viewed by some fans as almost being a positive.

Friday, March 14, 2014

No one could or even should have been surprised by the fact
the Edmonton Oilers were trounced 6-2 by the St, Louis Blues on Thursday night.
While the Oilers continue to battle for last place in the entire National
Hockey League, the Blues currently sit atop the league with an impressive 97
points in just 66 games. Pretty predictable wouldn’t you say?

With roughly one month left in the 2013-14 NHL season, you would be hard
pressed to find a team who has surprised more people than the Colorado
Avalanche.
After beating the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday
night, the Avs find themselves in tie for third place in the Western
Conference with the San Jose Sharks and a point up on the defending
Stanley Cup Champions.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

On a
night In which the Edmonton Oilers fell behind early and in a building they
lucky to even get a point out of, Dallas Eakins’ crew found a way to come all
the way back and earn a 4-3 shootout victory over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday
evening.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

It is rather funny how things tend to work in the world of sport.
After spending a good chunk of the last eleven years in the city of
Edmonton as a member of the Oilers, Ales Hemsky was shipped to the
Ottawa Senators for a couple of draft picks during last week’s NHL Trade
Deadline.

From the moment he took over as GM of the Edmonton Oilers,
Craig MacTavish made it abundantly clear he wasn’t happy with his goaltending.
After starting the 2013-14 campaign with Devan Dubnyk and Jason LaBarbera, the
Oilers general manager decided to replace that duo with the trio of Ilya
Bryzgalov, Ben Scrivens and most recently Viktor Fasth.

Monday, March 10, 2014

For some
unknown reason, many Oilers fan seemed to be almost disappointed with last
night’s predictable outcome against the Los Angeles Kings. Edmonton dropped a
4-2 decision to fall to 0-2-1 against their Pacific Division rival and have now
been out shot 138-69 in their three games against a suddenly red-hot Kings side.

While the most glaring hole on the Edmonton Oilers current roster is
unquestionably their backend, the need for another top flight centre and
changing the overall mix of their top six forwards isn’t that far
behind.